1And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of Augustus' band. 2And boarding a ship whose home port was Adramyttium, we put out to sea, planning to sail by the coasts of Asia; and Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, came with us. 3And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul courteously, and gave him liberty to go among his friends to refresh himself.

4And when we had put out to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. 5And when we had sailed across the open sea, off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra, a city of Lycia. 6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us on board.

7And after we had sailed slowly with little headway for many days, we finally neared Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to maintain our course; and so we sailed under the lee of Crete, off cape Salmone; 8And passing it with difficulty, we came to a place which is called Fair Havens; near the town of Lasea. 9By then, much time had been lost, and sailing weather was now dangerous, because by now the Day of Atonement had already past; and Paul warned them, 10And said, “Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with injury and much damage, not only to the cargo and ship, but also of our lives.” 11Nevertheless, the centurion believed the master and owner of the ship, more than what Paul said. 12And since the harbor was not suitable to winter over in, the majority decided to leave there, hoping they might reach Phoenicia (Phoenix), which is a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and to winter there.

13And when the south wind began to blow gently, supposing that they had obtained their opportunity, they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14But before long, the weather changed abruptly and a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon (a cyclonic tempestuous northeast wind in the Mediterranean), arose against them. 15And the ship was caught by that storm, and when we could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. 16And as we passed under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were barely able to secure the lifeboat; 17And so the sailors hoisted it aboard, and used ropes to undergird the ship; and, fearing they might run aground into quicksand bars, they struck sail, (lowered all but the sails essential to maintaining heading, while lowering the ship’s gear and heavy rigging aloft to mitigate the ship’s top-heaviness), lowered the sea anchor, and let the ship be driven along. 18And we were being exceedingly tossed and battered by the tempest; and so the next day, we lightened the ship. 19And on the third day, we cast out with our own hands, the tackle of the ship. 20And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and the tempest continue to rage, we lost all hope that we would be saved. 21But after going without food for a long time, Paul stood up and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete, and incurred this harm and loss. 22And now I urge you to be of good cheer; because not one of you shall lose his life, but only the ship will be lost. 23For last night an angel of God, to Whom I belong, and Whom I serve, appeared to me, 24Saying, ‘Fear not, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and, lo, God has given you all (the lives of) those that sail with you.’ 25Therefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it shall be just as it was told me. 26However, we must be run aground upon some island.”

27But on the fourteenth night, as we were driven up and down in Adria (Adriatic Sea), about midnight, the sailors sensed that they were nearing some land, 28And they sounded, and found it twenty fathoms (120 feet) deep; and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms (90 feet). 29Then, fearing that we might be wrecked upon some rocks, they dropped four anchors out of the stern, and prayed for the daylight. 30And then the sailors decided flee out of (abandon) the ship. They had let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were dropping anchors out of the foreship (bow). 31Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these sailors remain in the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32So then the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat, and let her fall and drift off. 33And just about dawn, Paul urged them all to eat, saying, “This is the fourteenth day that you have been in constant stress, having eaten nothing. 34Therefore, I urge you to take some food; for this is for your health and survival; for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.” 35And as he spoke, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 36Then they were all encouraged, and ate some food. 37And those who were in the ship were two hundred seventy-six souls. 38And when they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship, and threw the cargo of wheat into the sea. 39And when day dawned, they did not recognize the land; but they discovered a creek with a small bay and a sandy beach along the shore, into the which they decided, if possible, to run the ship aground. 40And when they had weighed (or perhaps cut the lines to) the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, and untied the ropes the held the rudders, and hoisted up the mainsail to the wind, and made for the shore. 41And falling into a place where two currents met, they ran the ship aground on a sandbar; and the bow stuck fast, and remained unmovable, but the stern was broken up by the violent waves. 42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill all the prisoners, so that none of them could swim away and escape. 43But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard, and swim to shore; 44And the rest were to get there on planks or broken pieces of the ship. And in this way, they all managed to get safely to land.